Re: Creation and Time

Arthur V. Chadwick (chadwicka@swau.edu)
Tue, 06 Oct 1998 16:58:48 -0700

At 05:32 PM 10/6/98 -0300, you wrote:
>Hi, folks!
>
>I just finished reading the Hugh Ross' "Creation and Time", and something
>caught my
>attention. When dealing with the evidence coming from the cosmological data
>(his area of expertise), he uses a very critical approach, trying to
>conciliate the different views and taking into account both the biblical
>and the scientific evidence. On the other hand, when dealing with evidence
>coming from evolutionary data (presumably not his area of expertise), he
>changes his approach and analyzes evolution just like the YECs do (omitting
>and misinterpreting). Honestly, I cannot understand how he manages to do
>that.

Good observation. Everyone does that to some extent. When it is stuff you
know about from your own experience, you can be very critical. When it is
stuff that lies outside your area of direct expertise, you tend to choose
the expert opinions that match your own. That is human nature. It is also
because we all have a limited amount of time, and part of the streamlining
we do is not to go back and examine everything that we think is correct, so
we can concentrate our attention in the areas we think will be most
productive for us. It is also a weakness we need to be aware of constantly
in the areas of philosophy most of us dialog in.
Art
http://biology.swau.edu